Collar



M. FINK &- M. J. DUNN.

COLLAR.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 6. 1915.

Patented Aug. 8, 1916.

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MORRIS FINK AND MAE J. DUNN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNORS TO THE WARREN MICHIGAN.

A CORPORATION OF COLLAR.

Application filed January 6, 1915.

to devise a structure that will be attractive.

in appearance, easily attached and detached, and when applied will fit the neck of the wearer closely and will not become displaced.

In the accompanying drawing: Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved collar showing its application to the wearer. Fig. 2 is a plan view of my improved collar.

Referring now more particularly to the drawing, our structure comprises, preferably, five stays or col'lar supports comprising a central stay 3, end stays 1 and 5 and two intermediate stays 6 and 7 These stays are secured to one or more sections of material, preferably lace and constituting the collar. The fabric comprising the collar is so cut that its upper edge is shorter than its lower edge and with the stays arranged thereon so as to converge toward the upper edge of the collar, with the exception of the center stay which is arranged preferably at right angles to the upper edge of the collar.

Extending from the stays A and 5 are two sections of fabric 8 and 9, preferably lace, which may be of any desired form but the upper edges of which are attached to the stays 4 and 5 at a point below the upper edge of the collar.

A binding strip 10 is secured to the lower edge of the collar as well as the lower edges of the guimpe sections 8 and 9, while the upper edge of the collar, as well as the upper edges of sections 8 and 9, may be trimmed with a lace edging 11.

A strap 12, which may be a velvet ribbon or any other desired material, is secured at one end to the upper end of one of the stays A or 5, herein shown as secured to the upper Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 8, 1916.

Serial No. 721.

endof the stay 4. The outer end of the strap 12 1s provided with two parts 13 of snap fasteners, and secured to the stay 5 are the complementary parts 14: of the snap fasteners 13.

The structure is applied to the neck of the wearer so that the strap 12 crosses the throat of the wearer whereby the upper end of the collar is secured in place. It is to be noted that the stays 4 and 5 are longer than the stays 6 and 7 so that when the collar is applied these long stays will be flexed to conform to the contour of the neck and body of the wearer whereby the upper end of the stays A and 5 are at all times bearing against the wearers neck and this is also true of the stays 6 and 7 which are longer than the central stay 3.

The guimpe sections 8 and 9 are adapted to be crossed and are so cut as to leave a margin beneath the strap 12 so as to expose the throat of the wearer. The outer garment 15 of the wearer surrounds the lower part of the collar as well as the lower portions of the guimpe thereby holding the collar and 1. A collar comprising two relatively long and resilient end stays, intermediate stays less in length than said end stays, a fabric to which said stays are secured, said end stays converging toward the upper edge of said fabric, guimpes secured to said end stays and having their upper edges arranged below the upper ends of said end stays and a strap secured to the upper end of one end stay and detachably connected to the other end stay.

2. A collar comprising a central resilient stay, two long end stays and an intermediate stay interposed between the central and each end stay but less in length than said end stays, a fabric to which said stays are secured, said end and intermediate stays consaid end stays and detachably connected to verging toward the top of the fabric, the other end stay. guimpes secured to the end stays and ar- MORRIS FINK. ranged below the upper ends thereof, a binding strip secured to the lower edges of said MAE DUNN coll'ar'and guimpes, an edging secured to the WVitnesses upper edges of said collar and guimpes and I. W. CHAMBERLAIN, a strap secured to the upper end of one of B. FERGUS.

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